Appeal No. 1998-2207
Application No. 08/627,162
depositing at least one layer of at least one
material on the layer of adhesion material.
The references relied upon by the examiner as evidence of
obviousness are:
Cairns et al. 4,046,712 Sep. 06, 1977
(Cairns)
Carcia 4,563,482 Aug. 20, 1985
Keem et al. 4,619,865 Oct. 28, 1986
(Keem)
Takeshima 4,940,523 Jul. 10, 1990
(Takeshima ‘523)
Geodicke 5,470,388 Nov. 28, 1995
Takeshima et al. JP 5-271,922 Oct. 19, 1993
(Takeshima ‘922)
All of the appealed claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Keem, in view of Cairns,
Carcia, Takeshima ‘523, Geodicke, and Takeshima ‘922.
This rejection cannot be sustained.
As previously indicated, appealed independent claim 1 is
directed to a process for coating particles, fibers and
powders. The only other independent claim on appeal, which is
claim 31, is directed to a process for coating particulate
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